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When Family Becomes Custody: Allahabad HC holds adult women’s faith, residence and liberty cannot be placed under parental control
Holding that an alleged unlawful conversion cannot become a licence for private confinement, the Court separates the legality of religious conversion from the legality of detention—and holds the father and Uttar Pradesh State jointly liable for ₹25 lakh in constitutional compensation
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Babri Masjid-Ayodhya Judgement must restore faith in the Constitution
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Nothing is Black and White: A Timeline of the Delhi Cop-Advocate Brawl
For the last five days, Delhi has seen increasingly violent clashes occurring between the city’s lawyers and its police. As the tussle between the preservers and the protectors of justice gets more alarming, here is a look into how these events unfolded over the week.
District Administration extends Sec 144 to Dec 28: Ayodhya
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The Highs & Lows of Foreigners Tribunals that affects Justice Delivery: Assam
A Guwahati High Court bench, which has been holding hearings since March 2015 under the directions of the Supreme Court, has been monitoring and continues to monitor the functioning of the existing Foreigners Tribunals in Assam. During the past 4 years many things have come to light with respect to the hurdles in the day to day functioning of these Tribunals and this raises questions on the efficiency of the Tribunals and the credibility of the orders passed by them.
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Civilian Deaths in Police Actions Surge to Record Levels: NCRB Report
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